Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) is a condition where thyroid makes and releases high levels of thyroid hormone (thyroxine) in the blood. This condition can speed up our body metabolism. Hyperthyroidism causes an overactivity of the sympathetic system. It also this sympathetic hyperstimulation in the gut leads to increased motility causing diarrhea, malabsorbation and consequently weight loss. Objective: To describe a patient with hyper...

Introduction: Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) is a condition where thyroid makes and releases high levels of thyroid hormone (thyroxine) in the blood. This condition can speed up our body metabolism. Hyperthyroidism causes an overactivity of the sympathetic system. It also this sympathetic hyperstimulation in the gut leads to increased motility causing diarrhea, malabsorbation and consequently weight loss. Objective: To describe a patient with hyper...

BackgroundThe thyroid gland helps regulate the calcium levels in the body. It produces the hormone calcitonin that works by decreasing the available amount calcium in the bloodstream. When the thyroid gland is disrupted, calcium concentrations in the body can be affected as well. It is important that those with thyroid disorders be treated to prevent the effects of hipocalcemia.AimThe objective of this study ...

Introduction: We already know that smoking is one of the causes of type 2 diabetes. Cigarette smoking increases the risk for type 2 diabetes incidence and is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Nicotine in tobacco is responsible for the association between cigarette smoking and development of diabete.Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of smoking on the course of type 2 diabete.Material and Methods...

Introduction: Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease that leads to a generalized over activity of the entire thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). It is caused by TRAb thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb), which bind to receptors on the surface of thyroid cells and stimulate those cells to overproduce and release thyroid hormones. Subacute thyroiditis is presumed to be caused by a viral infection or a postviral inflammatory process. It is a self-l...

Introduction: Hurthle cell carcinoma was considered to be a variant of follicular thyroid cancer. However, recent clinical and molecular studies clearly indicate that Hurthle cell cancer is a distinct tumor type. Histologically, it is characterized by the presence of a cell population of ‘oncocytes’, mostly eosinophilic oxyphilic cells and abundant cytoplasm,closely packed mitochondria, and round oval nuclei with prominent nucleoli. Unlike follicular thyroid cancer...

Background and aims: Insulin therapy is an important part of diabetes treatment. A lot of studies have compared the efficacy of new insulin therapies, but in our country, specialists still have to demonstrate at the institutions the treatment’s efficacy and cost-effectiveness for new insulin analogues. The aims of our study is to evaluate the efficacy of analogues vs human insulins and differences between various analogue insulin, in type 2 diabetes patients, previously t...